“The Dietels bring significant experience as philanthropic advisors and match it with high levels of personal integrity—they do the right thing. They’re the salt of the earth.”
Matt Patsky, CEO at Trillium Asset Management
“Ren Dietel and Carol Pickering of Dietel and Partners have been indispensable guides to our philanthropy. Thoughtful and reflective, they have helped us to understand key issues in charitable giving with their frank conversation and direction to resources for us to learn more. With their guidance we've considered carefully our own goals and impacts. Ren and Carol are tireless partners in investigating our areas of interest and meeting the key players in these spaces so that we can make positive contributions. They've broadened our sense of what can be accomplished, and of what effective organizational support looks like. We are excited to begin our second grant program with them and to continue to engage with the first. We are grateful for their steady presence, their deep and broad knowledge of philanthropy and of society, and for their kindness.”
Apricus Principle
“Dietel & Partners provided customized service to help us determine how and where to spend philanthropic dollars in responsible and meaningful ways. The Partners strategically leveraged their networks to identify best-in-class grantees, and we had total confidence that our resources were being wisely deployed. Because of the team's relationship-building abilities, we witnessed unique partnerships form and real change occur in the nonprofit communities that we funded.”
Anonymous Client
“You hire Dietel & Partners to really work in ways that are congruous with family values, and they understand there are gold standards for ways non-profit organizations work. Most importantly, they ask the broader, long-term question—'Where is the opportunity to really shift something in our communities?’ They guide their clients to make more strategic investments that have larger impacts over time and that requires a much more entrepreneurial strategy.”
Bonnie Sachatello-Sawyer, Executive Director, Hopa Mountain
“What we’ve appreciated most is how tailored their approach has been to our unique situation and how wise and seasoned they have been in walking beside us as thought partners and advisors to help us look back on where we have been and chart a new course forward.”
Emily Nielsen Jones, Imago Dei Fund
“My family had spoken so highly about Dietel and Partners for years (decades!), and after I worked with them I easily understood why. I was so impressed with their ability to really listen to my needs -- they provided customized exercises to help me clarify my goals and values and provided structure to help hone my previously-scattered approach to giving. It was extremely valuable having them synthesize my philanthropical work, and they presented very practical ideas for me to use going forward. It was a joy to work with them!”
Anonymous Client
“Dietel and Partners met all of our expectations….and more! Our family foundation has provided us with many opportunities to give back, but we wanted something more. We all felt the foundation presented us with many opportunities that we were not leveraging or taking advantage of. Dietel and Partners has helped us reorganize our thinking and has encouraged us to think broader and deeper. They have made us think about what is important to all of us by asking insightful questions. They have helped us reorganize and provided a path to move forward. We look forward to learning more about our areas of interest and being able to make impactful changes and doing good in whatever ways we can.”
Anonymous Client
“Our investment with Dietel and Partners continues to pay off. I am very pleased and proud with how my children are proceeding with the foundation. Dietel really lit the ignition and I feel all are engaged and understanding the joy and responsibility they have with the foundation.”